ToquiNotes

Posted on June 12, 2021

It is very likely that 43 years ago there was no one that predicted Jim Broslawsky would be announcing his retirement...

Posted on June 05, 2021

While so many of us grew up getting school items and other necessities at Hill’s Department Store, there was another s...

Posted on May 29, 2021

Editor’s Note: This is a slightly modified version of my blog that has ran every year on graduation weekend...

Posted on May 22, 2021

If all Bridgeport’s Mike Martin ever could lay claim to in his life was that he and his wife Kim were responsibl...

Posted on May 15, 2021

So what do Clarksburg's Dennis Mazza and actors Robert Duvall, James Cann and Francis Ford Coppola and the City of Bri...

Posted on May 08, 2021

When I was a kid growing up in North View, it wasn’t all that unusual to get with a few friends and catch a bus...

Posted on May 01, 2021

This is not a blog to say the Meadowbrook Mall is dying. It is not a blog to say Meadowbrook Mall is thriving. ...

Posted on April 17, 2021

It was Dec. 18, and it was supposed to be a good day for Sami Wilson. The 2019 Bridgeport High School alumna was headi...

Posted on April 10, 2021

I may have the dates wrong, but it seemed to be the fall of 1995 and I was working – for the first time –...

Posted on April 03, 2021

It will be Sunday less than 24 hours from now for anyone reading this blog the day it is published. Actually, it will...

Posted on March 27, 2021

Perhaps competitive spirit, the will to overcome and do what the experts say cannot be done, is a genetic trait. I hav...

Posted on March 20, 2021

UPDATE: Debbie Huffman, Sami Wilson's aunt, had successful surgery donating a kidney as part of the kidney swap progra...

Posted on March 13, 2021

It is not often that you will find myself bragging in this blog. And when it comes to bragging about anything yours truly...

Posted on March 06, 2021

Good Italian food from local establishments is something just about everyone who reads this blog knows about. The only...

Posted on February 27, 2021

Every once in a while, a change of pace is needed; something a little more lighthearted. With that in mind, this week’...

From the Bench: For 2003 BHS Alum Christ...

The end is at hand for Christian Marsh. The good news is that he is not on his death bed despite be...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Main Street 1953 City Groce...

Bridgeport has had plenty of grocery stores in the past, but some may not remember there was an A&P right in the...

Posted by Dick Duez
Outside the Tribe: BHS Baseball Team in ...

There is a new business in town. I’m not sure if it is called The Bridgeport Lumber Company or The Br...

Posted by Chris Johnson
Off the Shelf: Book Sale, Summer Reading...

The library’s summer book sale continues through this week. Prices will vary and are posted in the library conferenc...

Posted by Sharon Saye
The Grapevine: The Beauty of Growing Zuc...

The month of June has arrived in all its glory. It is so beautiful to see the trees heavy with the green foliage...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: After 43 Years Teaching, the...

It is very likely that 43 years ago there was no one that predicted Jim Broslawsky would be announcing his retirement...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto